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"Second point, wherever our troops go, as long as they see opium planting and opium trading, report to me. I want to completely end the situation of opium flooding in Shaanxi. Although I can't control Shaanxi, but since I'm here, I will You can’t just look at opium in Shaanxi.”

"The third point, it doesn't matter whose army it is, whether it is our friendly army or our enemy, as long as it dares to harm the local people, it will be detained and handed over to our gendarmerie."

"These three points must all be observed."

"Yes."

187 Entering Shaanxi 2

"Brother Changqing (Yang Yongtai), I don't want to leave Shaanxi when I enter Shaanxi this time. Tell me what I should do."

Although Duan Qirui ordered Duan Xun to quickly pacify the Shaanxi Jingguo Army, after Duan Xun came to Hanzhong, he was not in a hurry to move forward.The current situation in Shaanxi is fairly stable, so there is no need to worry too much.

Moreover, Duan Xun's troops have not yet fully assembled.Of course, the most important thing is that his army entered Shaanxi just to help Chen Shufan take down the Shaanxi Yasukuni Army?Where is such a good thing.

So Duan Xun has been stationed directly in Hanzhong for many days.

Since Duan Xun came, Zhang Baolin, the former guardian of Hanzhong, only met Duan Xun, and then ran to Xi'an with his own people, and completely gave up the Hanzhong area to Duan Xun.It is really because Duan Xun has more and more troops, Zhang Baolin really doesn't want to stay.

Therefore, Duan Xun directly regarded Hanzhong as his own territory.

"General, it's the so-called self-respect of the bandits."

"Raising the bandits for self-respect?"

"Yes."

This is the first time that Yang Yongtai has followed Duan Xun independently and served as a staff officer for Duan Xun.After Yang Yongtai came to Duan Xun's place, he knew more and more about Duan Xun's side.Duan Xun's most trusted adviser is definitely Yang Wei, his most important general is Li Jishen, and his most trusted government official is Wang Yongjiang.There are also some other people who are highly valued, most of them are those who followed Duan Xun in Western Henan in the early years, or were the first batch of people who joined Duan Xun after Duan Xun entered Sichuan.

So Yang Yongtai has been observing before, and he doesn't want to rush to get ahead.

This time is the biggest opportunity.

Duan Xun didn't have Yang Wei or Wang Yongjiang by his side. They were all heavyweights in Duan Xun's camp now, and they had too many things to deal with, so it was impossible to go out with Duan Xun.So Yang Yongtai took this opportunity to let Duan Xun know his own strength.So Yang Yongtai thought a lot about entering Shaanxi this time, and collected a lot of information.Along the way, I have been thinking about what Duan Xun wants to enter Shaanxi this time.

After listening to it now, I realize that Duan Xun is interested in Shaanxi.After entering Shaanxi this time, Duan Xun didn't want to leave, and wanted to take Shaanxi into his arms.

So Yang Yongtai immediately gave Duan Xun an idea.

"General, the reason why Duan Hefei let the general enter Shaanxi is because he wanted to keep the general away from the Yangtze River basin. But what's more, the current situation in Shaanxi is indeed very bad. Although the strength of the Jingguo Army in Shaanxi is not as strong as that of Chen Shufan, Xu Lanzhou, and Liu Zhenhua. There is a reason why they still failed to destroy the Shaanxi Jingguo Army, but kept the Shaanxi Jingguo Army alive and kicking. The first is Xu Lanzhou of Fengjun. One of his divisions is well-equipped and is the main force of Zhang Zuolin. But he is a foreigner after all. The army does not want to fight in Shaanxi. Moreover, he is a Fengjun, and the logistics problem is very serious. Once he fights with the Shaanxi Jingguo Army, he cannot quickly replenish the logistics supplies, and it is easy to capsize in Shaanxi. There will never be a real confrontation with the Shaanxi Yasukuni Army."

"Then there is Liu Zhenhua's Zhensong Army. The general of Zhensong Army is probably more familiar, because the general occupies western Henan, so Zhensong Army followed Lu Rongting into Shaanxi. The situation in Shaanxi has changed rapidly in recent years, and Liu Zhenhua has a good life in Shaanxi. It is also very difficult. The Zhensong Army is neither a direct line of the Beiyang Army, nor Chen Shufan’s Shaanxi Army, and has a very bad relationship with the Shaanxi Jingguo Army. Therefore, the Zhensong Army has not received any support in Shaanxi and can maintain the army Not being disbanded is already a manifestation of Liu Zhenhua's strong ability. The chaos in Shaanxi this time is actually a good thing for him. Therefore, he is more concerned about how to occupy the territory and how to expand his troops. Liu Zhenhua even hopes that the Shaanxi Jingguo Army will continue to make trouble."

"Right now, Chen Shufan is the only person who most hopes to put down the Shaanxi Yasukuni Army. However, some time ago, Chen Shufan and the Shaanxi Yasukuni Army did not take advantage of several fights. Instead, they lost a large number of controlled areas and suffered heavy casualties. Starting from Sanyuan, the entire Weibei area In the hands of the Shaanxi Jingguo Army. Just relying on Chen Shufan's strength alone is not enough to defeat the Shaanxi Jinguo Army."

"What makes Duan Hefei (Duan Qirui) even more troublesome is that the Shanxi Jingguo Army even captured Tongguan two months ago. Although the troops of Chen Shufan and Liu Zhenhua took Tongguan back later, it still made Duan Hefei and the others uneasy. Satisfied. That's why the general's troops were transferred to Shaanxi."

Duan Xun nodded.

Yang Yongtai analyzed the current situation in Shaanxi very well.Since the Shanxi Yasukuni Army responded to Sun Yat-sen's Dharma Protection Movement, there is only one person who has suffered the most, and that is the current Shaanxi Governor Chen Shufan.

Originally, Chen Shufan, as the governor of Shaanxi and the governor of Shaanxi, was in charge of the military and government in Shaanxi, covering the sky with only one hand.At that time, there was no existence in Shaanxi that could compete with Chen Shufan. Liu Zhenhua's Zhensong Army faced Chen Shufan in every possible way at that time, hoping that Chen Shufan could provide enough military pay to support the troops.When Li Yuanhong was the president, he appointed Li Gengen as the governor of Shaanxi, and Chen Shufan even directly circled Li Gengen.If it weren't for Li Gengen's high reputation and many friends running around for him, Li Gengen would not be able to leave Shaanxi.Chen Shufan was so bullish in Shaanxi.However, since the rise of the Shaanxi Yasukuni Army, Chen Shufan began to lose a large number of ruled areas.Many of his troops participated in the Shaanxi Jingguo Army, and even Liu Zhenhua, who used to kneel and lick him like a pug, began to stay away from him and didn't listen to him very much.After that, a division of the Fengjun Army was stationed in Shaanxi.

For eight or nine months, Chen Shufan can only control the area around Xi'an.As the governor of Shaanxi, this is already quite useless.

"Brother Changqing, do you want me not to wipe out the Shaanxi Yasukuni Army?"

"General, to suppress is not to suppress, and not to suppress is to suppress. Compared with the Shaanxi Jinguo Army, it is more important to repair Chen Shufan and Liu Zhenhua first. And if you want to repair Chen Shufan and Liu Zhenhua, do you think the Shaanxi Jinguo Army can suppress them?"

"Tell me what you think."

"General, since the great chaos in Shaanxi, Chen Shufan has no money to support the army, so he started to grow opium wantonly. From this spring, Chen Shufan, through the county magistrates, ordered farmers to openly grow tobacco, and forced the counties to pay 50.00% of the cultivated land area. And in order to expand his army and territory, Liu Zhenhua also wantonly cultivated opium in his own territory."

"These people are damned."

Duan Xun couldn't help cursing.

Opium is indeed a good business for making money.Especially for the government, as long as opium is grown, it can collect staggering opium taxes from it.Therefore, in order to make money, many warlords now encourage farmers in their own territories to grow opium.

But although this is a quick way to get money, the sequelae are too serious.Once the opium cultivation and opium trading are released, the number of people who smoke opium will increase rapidly in a short period of time.

China is a big country with a large population.

Let go of opium, and the number of people smoking opium will skyrocket in a short period of time. Tens of millions of people are easy.This is definitely a matter of cutting off children and grandchildren.

"So, General. We hang on to the Shaanxi Jingguo Army. If possible, we can choose to negotiate peace with them. As long as the Shaanxi Jingguo Army is there, then we have the name of staying in Shaanxi. We have so many troops entering Shaanxi this time. , as long as the troops disperse, the southern Shaanxi and Fengxiang areas are under our control. Then our large troops enter Xi'an, then even in terms of strength, Xi'an is under our control. And after entering Xi'an, we will start to ban smoking."

"Anyway, opium is against the law. As long as we firmly grasp this point, we can execute a large number of Chen Shufan and Liu Zhenhua's officers in the name of prohibiting opium. Then use this as an excuse to disband the opium-related troops among them. At that time Everything in Shaanxi depends on our face. Even Duan Hefei and the others can’t ask the general to leave. Because they don’t want to see the Shaanxi Yasukuni Army control Shaanxi.”

"No smoking, no smoking."

Opium is really a good thing.

Because on the surface, as long as growing and selling opium is illegal, this is something that touches the laws of the Republic of China.However, because of lack of money, the local government encouraged the cultivation of opium.So Duan Xun likes to use opium as an excuse very much.

Yang Yongtai is right.

Using opium as an excuse, they raided the troops of Chen Shufan and Liu Zhenhua, shot some of the officers, and dismissed some of the troops.In this world, only the barrel of a gun can speak loudly.When there is no gun barrel, neither Chen Shufan nor Liu Zhenhua is qualified to bargain with Duan Xun.

But it's not easy.

After all, whether it is Chen Shufan or Liu Zhenhua, they can all be regarded as ground guns.It also needs to be planned well.

"Of course there is another way. That is to reorganize the Shaanxi Jingguo Army for his own use. As long as we successfully reorganize the Shaanxi Jingguo Army, then we can also gain a foothold in Shaanxi."

"Is it possible to reorganize the Shaanxi Yasukuni Army?"

"General, there is nothing impossible in the world, and it is not impossible to reorganize the Shaanxi Jingguo Army. Most of the people in the Shaanxi Jingguo Army came from the grasslands, and most of them were swordsmen from Weibei. These people understand What is the law protection war? These people know about important national affairs. Most people in the Shaanxi Yasukuni Army just disagree with Chen Shufan. It is not that we have no chance."

Duan Xun nodded.

Duan Xun really likes the Shanxi Yasukuni Army.Because the Shaanxi Army is still very powerful in history, and there are many famous generals.Regardless of whether it is Hu Jingyi's army, Guo Jian's army, or Yang Hucheng's army that rose later, there are many famous generals.If the Shaanxi Yasukuni Army can be incorporated and controlled in Shaanxi, it will definitely be of great benefit to Duan Xun.

But Duan Xun thought for a while and said: "Brother Changqing, in terms of strength, we can indeed overwhelm them and do a lot of things. But Chen Shufan is a well-behaved Shaanxi military governor after all, and it is not easy to occupy the nest. Many Things are nameless and not easy to handle."

"General, it depends on Duan Hefei (Duan Qirui)."

"Oh?"

What Duan Xun is most worried about now is actually the issue of status.

Although the country has been in chaos in the past two years, there have been many local warlords attacking each other.But even if they attack each other, they still need a name.Name this thing is still very important at present.

Especially Duan Xun's background.

Although Duan Qirui has resigned now, he is not the Prime Minister of the State.However, the Beijing government is still controlled by Duan Qirui. Whether it is the next president or the prime minister, it would be impossible without Duan Qirui's consent.

Therefore, as Duan Qirui's direct descendant, Duan Xun needs his status even more to do anything, and he needs the status of the Beijing government.